230 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6
being the Supreme Personality of Godhead; laksanera—of symptoms; inhatei—in
Him; sima—the highest degree.
TRANSLATION
“‘My dear Bhattacarya, you do not know the greatness of Lord Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu. All the symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are
found in Him to the highest degree.”
PURPORT
Since the Bhattacarya was an impersonalist, he had no idea of the Absolute
Truth beyond the impersonal effulgence. However, Gopinatha Acarya informed
him that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those
who know the Absolute Truth know it in three phases, as explained in Srimad-
Bhagavatam:
vadanti tat tattva-vidas
tattvamn yaj jidnam advayam
brahmeti paramatmeti
bhagavan iti sabdyate
“Those who are in knowledge of the nondual Absolute Truth know very clearly
what is Brahman, what is Paramatma and what is the Supreme Personality of God-
head.” (Bhag. 1.2.11) The Supreme Personality of Godhead is sad-aisvarya-puirna,
complete with six opulences. Gopinatha Acarya emphasized that all those six
opulences were completely existing in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
TEXT 79
Siaes fase S"cal otaa-eaz |
Ses-TICH Fay ace facser crtida Wl’ Ve Il
tahate vikhyata inho parama-isvara
ajfia-sthane kichu nahe vijfiera gocara’
SYNONYMS
tahdate—therefore; vikhyaéta—celebrated; inho—Lord Caitanya Mahdaprabhu;
parama-isvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ajfia-sthane—before an ig-
norant person; kichu—any; nahe—not; vijfiera—of the person who knows;
gocara—information.
